Research Catalog
Mustapha Matura plays
- Title
- Mustapha Matura plays, [1970-1976].
- Author
- Matura, Mustapha
- Supplementary Content
- Finding aid
Details
- Additional Authors
- Negro Ensemble Company
- Found In
- c2pc Negro Ensemble Company. Negro Ensemble Company records. (CStRLIN)NYPW98-A157.
- Description
- 6
- Summary
- Collection includes photocopies of four play scripts.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Schomburg NEH Humanities Resources for African and African Diasporan Studies Access Project.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Scripts.
- Plays.
- Access (note)
- There are no restrictions on access to the plays.
- Source (note)
- Negro Ensemble Company
- Biography (note)
- Playwright and screenwriter
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms a part of: Negro Ensemble Company records. See collection record for more information.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- Sc MG 345
- OCLC
- NYPW98-A276
- Author
- Matura, Mustapha.
- Title
- Mustapha Matura plays, [1970-1976].
- Access
- There are no restrictions on access to the plays.
- Linking Entry
- Forms a part of: Negro Ensemble Company records. See collection record for more information.
- Biography
- Playwright and screenwriter Mustapha Matura was born in Trinidad, West Indies, 1939. He was educated in Roman Catholic intermediate school. In Trinidad and England he had a series of jobs, and since 1968 he has been a full-time writer, founder and chairman of Black Theatre Co-operative, and advisor of International Theater Institute. Most of his plays are published, and were staged in London and New York City. As a screenwriter, Matura is the author of "Murders of Boysie Singh," 1972, and the co-author of the television series "No problems," 1983. His awards and honors include: John Withing Award from the Arts Council of Great Britain, 1970; George Devine Award from the English Stage Co., 1972, for his play "As time goes by"; named most promising writer by Evening Standard, 1975, for "Play Mas"; named Director of the Year, Caribbean Times, 1982.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Matura, Mustapha. More, more.Matura, Mustapha. As time goes by.Matura, Mustapha. Bread.Matura, Mustapha. Samson in Babylon.Matura, Mustapha. Groovy bandits.Matura, Mustapha. Nice.Negro Ensemble Company.
- Found In:
- c2pc Negro Ensemble Company. Negro Ensemble Company records. (CStRLIN)NYPW98-A157.
- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 345